Geog 120 Midterm 2- Europe Chap – Flashcards
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Which body of water borders Europe to the North?
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Arctic Ocean
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Which of the following is the largest European Peninsulas?
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Scandinavian Peninsula
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Which has the largest economy? EU Non-EU countries within Europe US Russia Germany
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EU
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Less than 10% of Europeans work in this employment sector
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Agriculture
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This has been the over-all result of the European Union's policy toward agriculture
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a withdrawal from mixed farming in Europe
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This physiographic region has many of the most important coal fields within Europe
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Central Plateaus
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Perhaps the most controversial program of the EU relates to
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agriculture
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The largest outlay of EU funds is to
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transportation
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The Pyrenees Mountains designate the border between France and
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Spain
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Because of its long coastline and nearness to several large seas, Europe's climates are
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mild for its latitudinal range
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Mistral winds blow down the Rhone Valley in Southern
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France
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Besides the Black Death, what was the other factor halting the "great medieval colonization?"
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Little Ice Age
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Which country first developed polder landscape techniques?
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Netherlands
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Most important European cities of today began as settlements of this group
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Romans
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During what period did innovations in technology and business bring Europe into a new merchant capitalist economy
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15th-16th century
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Spain and this country used gold and silver from the Americas to live well above their means during the colonial period
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Portugal
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Which country was first in over-sea expansions
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Portugal
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Industrialization came to the coalfield areas of northern France, Belgium, and Germany during this time period
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1850-1870
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After an unsuccessful initiative program, this became the goal of COMECON
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mutual trade among the soviet bloc
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Which country was expelled from the Soviet bloc due to ideological differences?
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Yugoslavia
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This is the best reason why Europe's population is growing so slowly at the present
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decline in birthrates
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Europes population is approximately this percentage over 65
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17%
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Which of these countries never had a Communist government Italy Spain Greece UK None of them did
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None of them do
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Karl Marx's criticism of industrial capitalism was mainly based on contemporary conditions in what country?
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England
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Most European migrants over previous centuries have gone to this destination
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The Americas
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Which of these countries never had a Communist gov France Bulgaria Albania Poland Ukraine
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France
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What is the predominant religion in southern Europe
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Roman Catholicism
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This is perhaps the major advantage of former COMECON members
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cheap land and labor
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Within Europe, Germanic languages are mostly spoken in this region
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Northwestern Europe
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After World War I, these countries lost territories, which would become Yugoslavia
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Hungary and Austria
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Which of the following has made the fastest integration into the European Economy? Hungary Ukraine Albania Bulgaria Bosnia
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Hungary
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This Yugoslavian leader is credited with unifying his country's multi-ethnic society
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Marshall Tito
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Which of the following has made the best integration into the European economy? Slovenia Croatia Bulgaria Macedonia Bosnia
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Slovenia
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All of these are major cities of Europe's "Golden Triangle" except London Rome Paris Berlin None
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Rome
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All of these are original members of the European Community, except France Italy Belgium UK Netherlands
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UK
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The Randstad, a densely populated, highly urbanized region, is located in this country
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the Netherlands
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Which treaty granted the EU most of the major functions of a sovereign national state
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Maastricht Treaty
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After WWII, this Germany city was divided into two countries
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Berlin
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This is the best estimate of Europe's contribution to hte world's aggregate GNP
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33%
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London is located on this river
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Thames
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Paris is located on this River
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Seine
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This is the largest city in France
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Paris
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What is another term for the slash and burn agricultural system?
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Swidden
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The "Southern Crescent" of Europe includes all of these cities, except Paris Milan Turin Munich Zurich
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Paris
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This was the predominant economic system in Europe before 1500
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Feudalism
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This Italian city has a disproportionate share of the national income (28%) for its population (7%)
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Milan
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When was the Marshall Plan instituted
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WWII
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The Mediterranean region of Europe is characterized by
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A summer drought, mild winters, and frequent earthquakes
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Which of the following is defined as a national economy in which all aspects of production are centrally controlled by government agencies? Command economy Common market capitalism Welfare state Swidden
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Command economy
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This was a forward-looking view of the world that emphasized reason, scientific rationality, creativity, novelty, and progress
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Modernity
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What is Balkanization?
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the division of a territory into smaller and often mutually hostile political units
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Which of the following led to attempts at ethnic cleansing in the late 20th century Croat nationalism Muslim nationalism Serbian nationalism Basque nationalism none
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Serbian nationalism
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What does the German word "gastarbeiter" mean?
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guest worker
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A central business district is a central nucleus within a city, with mostly this kind of land use
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commercial
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What is the single most dominant feature of the Nordic European landscape?
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Forests
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This is a semiarid, treeless, grassland plain
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Steppe
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This is the Eternal City
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Rome
